Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' Aug 20, 2009
The Capture Of Cerberus, the first Hercule Poirot detective novel for 34 years, is to be published after lost scripts were unearthed in the archives of Dame Agatha Christie. Influential American journalist known as the 'Prince of Darkness' who exposed a CIA spy. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Az... Aug 14, 2009
Like Agatha Christie, she has a way of making each novel as interesting and ending on a twist that becomes obvious once readers look at the books with a new perspective. In the Chamber of Secrets, the terrifying escaped prisoner Sirius Black, who has ties to Harry s past and thought to have a hand in their final demise, the Weasley trip to Egypt, a time-traveller and the werewolf known as Remus Lupin, or to his friends as Moony, all connect back to Harry Potter and help him better understand the... (Suite101.com)
Agatha Christie's Detectives Aug 8, 2009
Agatha Christie created many popular detectives, such as Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, who all solved difficult crimes in different but equally ingenious ways. Agatha Christie's mystery books feature clever plots, interesting locations, and such popular detectives as Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, and Tommy and Tuppence Beresford ... Agatha Christie s second most-popular detective was featured in twelve novels, from Murder at the Vicarage (1930) to Sleeping Murder (1976), and several short... (Suite101.com)
Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot Aug 8, 2009
Hercule Poirot is Agatha Christie s most prolific , being featured in thirty-four novels and many short stories. This Belgian detective retired from the police force in 1904 and was exiled to England during World War I. In England he is seen as a foreign peculiarity with his egg-shaped head, perfectly waxed mustache, and accent, and the locals tend to underestimate his detective abilities. (Suite101.com)
Agatha Christie's Miss Marple Aug 8, 2009
Miss Marple is one of Agatha Christie s most popular. Christie wrote twelve novels and several short stories about this perceptive old woman who surprised her neighbors and the police with her ability to solve complicated mysteries with just her knowledge of human nature. (Suite101.com)
Agatha Christie's Best Solo Mystery... Aug 8, 2009
Agatha Christie's Best Solo Mystery Books. Agatha Christie's Best Solo Mystery Books ... Even without the familiar Agatha Christie detectives, these mystery books enthrall with their closed locations, red herrings, and small group of suspects. (Suite101.com)
DUCHESS OF DEATH: Aug 2, 2009
THE UNAUTHORISED BIOGRAPHY OF AGATHA CHRISTIE. By EMMA BROCKES. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Obama, Congress: Take a look at Swiss answer to health care Aug 2, 2009
Her answer to the title question of her book is the same as Agatha Christie s in Murder on the Orient Express. She writes that everybody especially hospitals, employers, insurance companies, lawyers and government created the current wasteful health system that, she argues, also kills people. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Do-It-Yourself Gift Baskets For All... Jul 24, 2009
book by Agatha Christie and/or an Alfred Hitchcock-directed DVD. word games magazine. (Suite101.com)
Scene & Herd: 'Accidental biographer' pens new tale Jul 17, 2009
She decided to write a book of literary and feminist criticism on early 20th century British women writers, but ended up focusing on Agatha Christie. Even though she hadn t read detective fiction since she was a child, there was something compelling about Christie who Gillian eventually came to view as something as a role model. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
An open-and-shut case for Cambridge bookstore Jul 17, 2009
It feels like a library out of an Agatha Christie novel, he said. It puts you in a mood to read a mystery book. (Boston Globe)
OLD IS NEW: Saturday Evening Post looks to its past in shaping future Jul 12, 2009
Over the decades, the Post has printed work from such authors as C.S. Lewis, Agatha Christie, William Saroyan, Rudyard Kipling, John Steinbeck, Kurt Vonnegut Jr. and F. Scott Fitzgerald. Lorimer, who became editor in 1899, made the cover into an artists' showcase, featuring J.C. Leyendecker, N.C. Wyeth and others. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Actress Sylvia Miles gets shot at long-awaited role Jul 10, 2009
The only reason I had the house was that I came back from England, where I was doing Evil Under the Sun, the Agatha Christie film. Did you see that. (Boston Globe)
'Harry Potter' Fans Watch Ginny Weasley Grow Up Jul 8, 2009
In addition to her role as Ginny, Wright has nabbed several roles for television, most notably as a young Agatha Christie in the BBC biopic "Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures," but she's kept her feature-film focus on the "Potter" movies. She has expressed a desire to keep taking on new roles but is also slated to begin studying film and television at London's University of the Arts, even as she finishes shooting the first and second parts of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" later this... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Critic's Corner Holiday Weekend Jul 2, 2009
Cranford's Julia McKenzie makes a promising debut as Miss Marple in A Pocket Full of Rye (PBS, Sunday, 9 ET/PT, times may vary), the first of four new Agatha Christie Marple stories on Masterpiece Mystery. The tone is a little too arch (despite how they're sometimes played on screen, Christie's Marple mysteries are not comedies). (USA Today -- Life)
Light, frothy mayhem for a steamy season Jun 28, 2009
If you threw in the air the pages of Agatha Christie s Murder on the Orient Express and Elmore Leonard s Get Shorty, and then invited Monty Python to stitch them back together, you might end up with something like Jump, Tim Maleeny s hilarious novel. Its cast of characters - residents of the top floor of the Bay Area s tony Golden Towers Apartments - are an idiosyncratic bunch. (Boston Globe)
G-K Twentieth Century Children's Li... Jun 28, 2009
C.S. Lewis, Agatha Christie, Dr. Seuss, and More. Continuing with L-P Twentieth Century Children s Literature, the stories of the following books vary from fantasy to rhyme and from murder mystery to innocent optimism. (Suite101.com)
Indoor Family Fun Jun 23, 2009
Some more suggestions - Charles Dickens, Pavarotti, Agatha Christie, Al Capone. The first player draws a name out of the bowl and someone attaches it to the front of the hat without the player seeing the name. (Suite101.com)
TV review: Classic Agatha Christie Jun 20, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009. Six by Agatha, Parts 1 and 2: "Masterpiece Mystery!" episodes. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Book Buzz for Thursday, June 18, 2009 Jun 19, 2009
The Agatha Awards, chosen by the annual Malice Domestic Convention attendees are literary awards for traditional mysteries written via the same method as Agatha Christie (i. e. closed setting, no sex or violence, amateur detective). (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Launch Party for Larry King's My Remarkable Journey Jun 19, 2009
Phoenix's highlights this season include Duchess of Death: The Unauthorized Biography of Agatha Christie by Richard Hack, The Governor by Rod Blagojevich, Gallo Be Thy Name by Jerome Tuccille, and Breakshot by Matthew Randazzo V and Kenny "Kenji" Gallo. Audio titles include When You Lie About Your Age the Terrorists Win by Carol Leifer, Lance: The Making of the World's Greatest Champion by John Wilcockson, and Life Is Like a Sailboat by John Grogan. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Old Fort Players production opens tonight in Fort Madison Jun 6, 2009
Paul leans toward the Agatha Christie approach while Polly prefers Jodie Fosters role in Silence of the Lambs. . (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Accused serial killer looked to Agatha Christie novels to cover her tracks May 23, 2009
POLICE in Iran believe they have caught the country's first female serial killer and are claiming she has disclosed a literary inspiration behind her attempts to evade detection - the crime novels of Agatha Christie ... "Mahin in her confessions has said she has been taking patterns from Agatha Christie books and has been trying not to leave any trace of herself," Mohammad Baqer Olfat, the Qazvin prosecutor, told journalists. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Carly Weeks reports">'You're seeing the future' May 18, 2009
" PACK YOUR BAGS Getting there Turkish Airlines is planning to offer direct flights to Istanbul from Toronto this summer. Air Canada doesn't have direct flights to Istanbul's Ataturk International Airport, but books flights through partner airlines. Where to stay W Hotel Suleyman Seba Caddesi 22, Akaretler, Besiktas; 90 (212) 381-2121; . From $230. When it opened last year, Istanbul's W Hotel became the company's first venture into Europe. Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at the Bosphorus iragan... (Globe and Mail -- Business)
CONNIE BRISCOE PROFILE May 7, 2009
The Agatha Christie fan had planned to start writing a romantic suspense mystery after Sisters & Husbands, but two family crises disrupted her timetable. Her husband had a mild heart attack last May. (USA Today -- Life)
Lolo crime novelist shares award with Grafton May 3, 2009
It puts both authors in the company of the genre's greatest names, starting from the first Grand Master ever awarded, to Agatha Christie, in 1955. Since then Grand Masters have included Stephen King, Mary Higgins Clark, Alfred Hitchcock, Elmore Leonard, Joseph Wambaugh, Ira Levin, P.D. James and Ellery Queen. (Montana Standard, MT)
IN MY LIBRARY: SALMAN RUSHDIE Apr 28, 2009
When I was growing up in India, the most beloved English-language writers were Agatha Christie and P.G. Wodehouse. I read industrial-size quantities of both. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Think of it as CSI: Survivor 2.0 Apr 12, 2009
The premise borrows from Agatha Christie: specifically, her 1940 novel And Then There Were None. The presentation, meanwhile, is lifted straight from Survivor. (Globe and Mail)
Stocks Ramp Up In Heavy Trade Apr 11, 2009
In recent years, consumer electronics retailers have been dropping dead like characters in an Agatha Christie murder mystery. But unlike in Christie's "And Then There Were ... 04/09/2009 06:46 PM ET The Beatles' catalog of studio recordings has been digitally remastered for the first time and will go on sale on CD Sept. 9, coinciding with a Beatles edition of Electronic Arts' (ERTS) Rock Band video game. The move may ease the way for digital sales; the group is one of the few big acts whose ...... (Investors Business Daily)
Citizen cops and robber - Those involved recount chase in Trout Creek that ended in suicide Apr 10, 2009
dave wrote on Apr 9, 2009 9:46 AM:" "The chase was on". Sorry, Vince Devlin, but this feature writing is bordering very 2nd rate Agatha Christie. Far too much detail about things of absolutely no merit and then we get to simply ". he hanged himself". ". (Missoulian, MT)
Tedious characters, endless clichés Apr 9, 2009
Agatha Christie wrote this sort of thing in a weekend and managed to write the stage version between lunch and supper on Sunday. Here on Harper's Island we first meet Abby Mills (Elaine Cassidy) as she returns to the island somewhere off Seattle, but the show was made in Vancouver for the wedding of her best friend, Henry Dunn (Christopher Gorham), and his fianc. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
What is it about trains in movies? Mar 28, 2009
If you go back to the greats of detective fiction, Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Doyle, murders on trains, murderers escaping on trains and knowledge of timetables and even obscure branch lines played a big part in the plots. In The Lady Vanishes the disappearance of a woman is given significance by happening on a train. (BBC News -- UK)
More of this story Mar 26, 2009
If someone were looking for a great mystery story Tuesday, better to crack the pages of a dusty Agatha Christie thriller rather than tear the cover off the Bartlesville High-Pembroke Hill varsity baseball game at Bill Doenges Memorial Stadium. The Bruins took all the suspense out of this one early, scoring eight times in the second inning highlighted by Jacob Hanna s two-run bomb on their way to the 14-1 victory. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
Hope for dyslexics Mar 16, 2009
Other famous personalities with dyslexia include Agatha Christie, Walt Disney and Sir Richard Branson. Reading time: Children with dyslexia who are undergoing the remedial programme at the Dyslexia Association of Malaysia, learning to read. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
* Fat Duck closes over bug Mar 8, 2009
Its a culinary mystery worthy of author Agatha Christie. Britains Health Protection Agency said on Friday about 400 people reported falling ill after eating at The Fat Duck, a world-renowned British establishment reputed for dishes such as snail porridge and bacon-and-egg ice cream. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Curtain Time (2) Mar 8, 2009
Director Jeanette Knight, in her interview on the current Desert Entertainment This Week, says the play is a cross between Noel Coward and Agatha Christie. Curtain time: Photo Flash, 7 p.m. Thurs. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
Agatha Christie's Private Escape, and Other Travel Goodies Mar 3, 2009
The English holiday home where mystery writer Agatha Christie spent her summers and entertained guests with readings from her thrillers is seen in Galmpton, Devon, southwest England ... Agatha Christie fans can visit Greenway, the mystery writer's beloved summer home in Devon, England, which is now. (Time.com)
Agatha Christies home turns touristy Feb 28, 2009
Agatha Christies home turns touristy- Editorial-Opinion-The Economic Times ... Agatha Christies home turns touristy28 Feb 2009, 0210 hrs IST, ET Bureau ... Will the Agatha Christie mystique ever cease. (India Times)
Nepal royal palace reopens as a museum Feb 27, 2009
Another has a library including Dickens, Conrad and Agatha Christie. There are massive crocodile and tiger skins and fine pictures of birds and mountains. (BBC News -- South Asia)
The Big Question: How big is the Agatha Christie industry, and ... Feb 25, 2009
The Big Question: How big is the Agatha Christie industry, and what explains her enduring appeal ... The Big Question: How big is the Agatha Christie industry, and what explains her enduring appeal ... Because Greenway, the sprawling Devon mansion where Agatha Christie used to enthral her guests with night-time readings of her unfinished manuscripts, has been opened to the public for the first time. (Independent)
Agatha Christie Books Set in Devon Feb 25, 2009
LONDON -- Agatha Christie had many links to the county of Devon in southwestern England, where Greenway, her holiday home, opens to the public this week. Fifteen of her mysteries have Devon settings, including. (Newsmax)
Mystery Ends: Agatha Christie's Home Opens Feb 25, 2009
Mystery writer Agatha Christie is shown in this 1974 file photo ... (AP) The house has everything an Agatha Christie fan could want - except a body in the library. (CBS News -- World)
Mystery ends: Agatha Christie's country home opens Feb 25, 2009
Mystery ends: Agatha Christie's country home opens - International Herald Tribune. The holiday home where Agatha Christie spent her summers in Galmpton, Devon in southwest England ... Mystery ends: Agatha Christie's country home opens. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
I-play Partners with James Patterson to Launch Second Women's Murder Club Interactive Game Feb 25, 2009
I-plays PC publishing division (formerly known as Oberon Games) is based in Seattle and created the hit Dream Day Series, as well as the first casual games for bestselling author James Patterson and legendary mystery author Agatha Christie, including the Zeebys Awards 2007 Game of the Year, Agatha Christie: Death on the Nile. I-plays mobile division has delivered some of the biggest selling franchises in the mobile space, including the worlds #1 best-selling racing franchise, The... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Clooney meets with Obama Feb 25, 2009
The English holiday home where Agatha Christie spent her summers and entertained guests with readings from her thrillers is opening Saturday to the public for the first time. Craftsmen have worked for two years to restore the house, Greenway, to gleaming 1950s condition. (Erie Times-News, PA)
A bright young detective Feb 22, 2009
The idea that the murder is linked to a British missing treasure gives the book its Agatha Christie feel, while imbuing it with a quality - a social conscience - that's unusual for the form. The British Crime Writers' Association judges cited this mix of drama and depth when awarding Bradley the career-boosting Debut Dagger Award in 2007. (The Gazette (Montreal))
It's Been Real, It's Been Fun... Feb 8, 2009
and I got to listen to my Agatha Christie podcast in peace. By Cemeeli. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
